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Education

Ross finds her passion as teacher

Part of an ongoing series featuring the teachers nominated for Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Teacher of the Year honors. April Ross was out to break the tradition ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 7:47 pm

Education

McCain accepts new challenge in 3rd grade

Part of an ongoing series featuring the teachers nominated for Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Teacher of the Year honors. This school year was uncharted ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, February 5, 2018 9:00 pm

Local

96th Coin Show draws young, old alike

In a room full of coins dating back decades and sometimes centuries, one of the most fervent collectors wasn’t even yet a teenager. Zach Abel, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, February 4, 2018 4:54 pm

Education

For Horton, teaching fulfills lifelong dream

Editor’s note: Part of an ongoing series featuring the teachers nominated for Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Teacher of the Year honors. Being in the classroom and working ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, February 4, 2018 4:52 pm

Faith

Faithful Catholic youth convene in Vicksburg

  Catholic youth from throughout the state descended on Vicksburg over the weekend for the Diocese of Jackson’s youth conference. More than 100 youth from ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, February 4, 2018 4:47 pm

Education

Even as a career Marine, Holder had teaching on his mind

Even as Jimmy Holder pursued a long career in the military, the desire to teach was always in the back of his mind. Holder is ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, February 3, 2018 9:57 pm

Local

Library offering blind dates with a book

With Valentine’s Day less than two weeks away, if you are still looking for that special companion to spend the holiday with the Warren County-Vicksburg ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, February 2, 2018 6:24 pm

Local

St. Al’s Reeder uses her past struggles with math to inspire her students

Math never came easy to Candice Reeder and now she is using that experience to inspire her students. Reeder teaches 10th, 11th and 12th grade ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, February 2, 2018 6:24 pm

Our Opinion

City retaining its bond rating is good news for future projects

As the city of Vicksburg’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen prepares to draw down the second half of an $18 million bond, it received good ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, February 2, 2018 5:58 pm

Columnists

Wednesday is an unofficial holiday

Next Wednesday is a borderline national holiday for college football fans like myself. The second Wednesday in February is annually National Signing Day for high ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, February 1, 2018 7:05 pm

Education

Energetic Peterson inspires VHS students

Editors note: Part of an ongoing series featuring the teachers nominated for Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Teacher of the Year honors. On the good days and the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, February 1, 2018 6:57 pm

Local

Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library launches new catalogue

Changes are coming to the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library’s online presence. A search on Google will show that the library’s website no longer exists, but ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, February 1, 2018 6:56 pm

Local

PCA’s Tolbert has a passion for teaching English

Part of an ongoing series featuring the teachers nominated for Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Teacher of the Year honors. It was her passion for ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 8:04 pm

Faith

Orthodox church to host annual Lebanese dinner Feb. 5

The flavors of the Middle East will be on full display in Vicksburg Feb. 5. St George Antiochian Orthodox, 2709 Washington St., will host its ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:00 pm

Sports

VWSD raises its football ticket prices

Ticket prices will soon be increasing at local high school sporting events. At their meeting last week, the Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 7:55 am

Local

Robotics team building, programming robot in ERDC lab

For six weeks it is pedal to the metal. Starting from scratch with a manual outlining the challenge and the parameters of the base, the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, January 29, 2018 9:00 pm

Local

ERDC employee helping to restore power in Puerto Rico

The lights have began turning back on in Puerto Rico, and it is a worker from Vicksburg who is tasked with making sure the right ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, January 28, 2018 7:03 pm

Local

Group working to bring international art museum to downtown Vicksburg

The wonders of Spain, the majesty of Russia and some of the greatest works of art from throughout the world may soon have a home ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:00 pm

Education

VWSD forced to adapt to changing metric

In what has become a yearly tradition in the state of Mississippi, the accountability score system that assigns A-F letter grades to public schools and ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, January 27, 2018 7:48 pm

Local

Cedar Grove sold

Cedar Grove Mansion officially has a new owner. The 14-bedroom house along with cottages, carriage house, wedding chapel and 5 acres of land sold Jan. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, January 26, 2018 8:45 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Chad Shealy given raise, extension by VWSD board

The Vicksburg Warren School District will remain under the leadership of superintendent Chad Shealy. Following his annual review at the meeting of the Board of ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, January 26, 2018 11:43 am

Business

Open Market Antique Mall now open

Coca-Cola logos still abound and the walls remain striped red and white, but the old Coca-Cola facility on Washington Street has been reborn as entryway ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, January 25, 2018 7:18 pm

Local

Students seek American Legion scholarship in oratory contest

With no notes or prompting from the audience seven high school students from Warren County took the stage Tuesday evening to give prepared speeches on ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, January 25, 2018 7:16 pm

Columnists

First Amendment very necessary

Tuesday night, I attended the American Legion’s local oratory contest. Seven high school students were tasked with giving an eight- to 10-minute prepared speech on ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, January 25, 2018 7:05 pm

Business

Main Street supporters recount banner 2017, look forward to more progress

Last year was a boom year in downtown Vicksburg and 2018 is shaping up to be even better. During Vicksburg Main Street’s annual meeting Tuesday, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 10:58 pm

Local

No injuries at minor Ergon explosion

Units from the Vicksburg Fire Department responded to an explosion at Ergon Refining Tuesday afternoon. Vicksburg fire chief Craig Danczyk said his department received a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 10:56 pm

Local

Schools welcome new choir directors

The choir director offices at St. Aloysius and Warren Central high schools have new tenants. Christie Beasley, St. Al, and Eric Johnson, Warren Central, took ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, January 22, 2018 9:00 pm

Local

Lynn Foley chosen as Harry Gillespie Rotarian of the Year

Seven years after helping to create the award, Lynn Foley has received what she calls “the highest honor that could possibly be bestowed on me.” ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, January 21, 2018 9:00 pm

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